Women and Their Money 1700-1950: Essays on Women and Finance

Book Overview

This book examines women's financial activity from the early days of the stock market in eighteenth century England and the South Sea Bubble to the mid-twentieth century. The essays demonstrate how many women managed their own finances despite legal and social restrictions and show that women were neither helpless, incompetent and risk-averse, nor were they unduly cautious and conservative. Rather, many women learnt about money and made themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415542553
• ISBN13: 9780415542555
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"